The Psychology of Investing: Overcoming Common Behavioral Biases
Brains are important in investing. To excel in financial markets, you need to understand basic mathematics, how financial statements work, and the intricacies of business models. But what if I told you there was something 10x more important than pure smarts to succeed as an investor: your emotions. Managing your psychological state and the biases […]
Understanding Share Buybacks and Capital Allocation
Buybacks are an important part of the investing world. Yet, many people misunderstand them. The S&P 500 – the largest 500 profitable businesses publicly traded in the United States – spent a collective $795 billion on buybacks in 2023 and $922 billion in 2022. Otherwise known as share repurchases (the terms are interchangeable), politicians and […]
Publicly Traded Insurance Retail Brokers Industry Report: Spring 2024 Results
According to their latest earnings releases, the Spring earnings results of the Top 5 Publicly Traded Insurance Retail Brokers by YoY revenues increased by 10.1% in the January-March quarter. Of the publicly traded Insurance Retail Brokers that released Spring Q1 2024 earnings results, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co grew the highest quarterly YoY revenues by 19.90% Willis […]
